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		<title>Predictions for 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.portical.org/blog/predictions-for-2012/1480.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Butch Owens</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[21st century schools]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yogi Berra once said, “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” That&#8217;s especially true in the world of technology today, but I think we can, at least, predict what the hot topics will be as we head into 2012.  Most important is how we respond to these issues.  Let’s take a look at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>eTextbooks: Blunder or Bonanza?</title>
		<link>http://www.portical.org/blog/etextbooks-blunder-or-bonanza/1466.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.portical.org/blog/etextbooks-blunder-or-bonanza/1466.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Lieux</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Providing students with eTextbooks could positively impact teaching and learning in ways we may have never thought possible.  However, broad-scale initiatives to do so could backfire and setback the use of technology in our schools for years to come. The eTextbook blunder could occur if digital copies of traditional textbooks are purchased along with traditional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five &#8220;Smart&#8221; Tech Skills</title>
		<link>http://www.portical.org/blog/five-smart-tech-skills/1445.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.portical.org/blog/five-smart-tech-skills/1445.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Jarvis</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Professional development]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[presentation styles]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[teacher evaluation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.portical.org/blog/?p=1445</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[During the last decade, schools received unprecedented funding through both federal and state initiatives.  For example, in California, we had Immediate Intervention for Underperforming Schools and the High Priority Schools Grant Program.  Together, these two programs alone pumped millions of dollars into California Schools, and many schools tapped these funds to purchase technology in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Technology and the Arts Merge</title>
		<link>http://www.portical.org/blog/technology-and-the-arts-merge/1422.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.portical.org/blog/technology-and-the-arts-merge/1422.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 04:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Marie Gonzales</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cool tool]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great news in recent weeks coming out of the Khan Academy. A grant of $5 million has been awarded to the Khan Academy to expand its creation of videos to include the arts and humanities. Khan Academy began a few years ago when Salman Khan tried to create and send YouTube videos in order to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tech Equity:  It’s not just for kids</title>
		<link>http://www.portical.org/blog/tech-equity-it%e2%80%99s-not-just-for-kids/1407.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.portical.org/blog/tech-equity-it%e2%80%99s-not-just-for-kids/1407.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Price</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Integration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Operations and Maintenance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dilemmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like most districts, we want our teachers to have access to powerful instructional technology.  And, like most districts, technology purchases for us have been made with a mix of limited district funds, some grants, and site categorical funds.  This has led to a situation where there are haves and have nots in terms of access [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beware! Avoid Carmen Sandiego Syndrome</title>
		<link>http://www.portical.org/blog/beware-avoid-carmen-sandiego-syndrome/1384.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.portical.org/blog/beware-avoid-carmen-sandiego-syndrome/1384.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Brooks-Young</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Models]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPad]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Educators all over the country are exploring ways they can use iPads and other tablet technologies as tools for teaching and learning. Apps—free and low cost programs designed to be used on these devices—are a primary attraction. What better way to provide quick and easy access to instructional activities than by downloading and using some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Launch Technology Projects During a Fiscal Crisis?</title>
		<link>http://www.portical.org/blog/launch-technology-projects-during-a-fiscal-crisis/1387.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.portical.org/blog/launch-technology-projects-during-a-fiscal-crisis/1387.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 01:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Silberberg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Models]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dilemmas]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[San Diego USD]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most District administrators are aware of the service FCMAT (Fiscal Crisis Management Assessment Team) provides each day in the way of the top education related headlines throughout the state. If it involves schools, and was in the paper, you can be sure that FCMAT captures the link and makes it very easy to read how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hey, what about the tech that comes with the adoption?</title>
		<link>http://www.portical.org/blog/adopted_tech/1366.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.portical.org/blog/adopted_tech/1366.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 01:52:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Fitzpatrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some teachers embrace technology; some push it away. Every school has its early adopters—those who integrate technology in their classrooms without any urging.  They find new tools and approaches outside the classroom and figure out ways to make them work inside.  As smart, forward-thinking administrators, we make sure such teachers have the tools and support [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Professional Development Dilemma</title>
		<link>http://www.portical.org/blog/the-professional-development-dilemma/1355.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.portical.org/blog/the-professional-development-dilemma/1355.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Landeck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Productivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Professional development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dilemmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[support]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.portical.org/blog/?p=1355</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[All K-12 employees need to receive professional development in their field. Teachers need to learn about new and better ways to deliver instruction. Classified staff needs to learn about the new programs and district initiatives. Administrators need to learn about ways to manage their staff and facility in a more effective and efficient manner. Technical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Digital Deprivation</title>
		<link>http://www.portical.org/blog/deprivation/1341.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.portical.org/blog/deprivation/1341.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Butch Owens</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Integration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today’s problem is not the digital divide, it&#8217;s digital deprivation.  It’s difficult to find a student today who does not have access to the Internet, own a smartphone, communicate with friends all over the world and collaborate online with others to plan events—except, of course, when they enter the schoolhouse walls.  Instead of embracing and [...]]]></description>
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